The heart of NYU Wagner's programs is our faculty. An amalgam of full-time, clinical/research/visiting, and adjunct professors, they are outstanding teachers, expert researchers and committed practitioners.
“David Krantz is the president and chairperson of the Green Zionist Alliance: The Grassroots Campaign for a Sustainable Israel. A founding member of Jewcology.com, David also serves as a leadership fellow at COEJL: The Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life, a member of the Cabinet and the board of directors of the American Zionist Movement and as an associate editor of PresenTense magazine.”

David Krantz
“Micah Julius grew up in San Francisco, California and received his B.A. in History (with a focus in Jewish History) from UC Berkeley in 2004. He was then hired by Kaiser Permanente, a nation-wide managed care organization, to support the implementation of electronic medical records in the Northern California facilities.”

Micah Julius
“Originally from Charlottesville, Virginia, Becca Linden graduated from Wesleyan University and then went on to work as a community organizer for an interfaith nonprofit organization in Chicago through AVODAH: The Jewish Service Corps.”

Becca Linden
“Margalit Rosenthal grew up in San Diego, California and spent a gap year in Israel on the Nativ College Leadership Program before earning a B.A. in English Language and Literature from the University of Maryland.”

Margalit Rosenthal
“Faigy Abdelhak studied Sociology, Journalism and Honors in the Social Sciences at Queens College, CUNY. She joined the dual-degree program after completing a year of service in Avodah: The Jewish Service Corps in Chicago, IL.”

Faigy Abdelhak
“Originally from the suburbs of Chicago, Lani Hart graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a B.A. in Sociology, Jewish Studies and Hebrew. During college, Lani was active with Wisconsin Hillel and also spent a semester studying and volunteering in the Jewish community in Prague, Czech Republic.”

Lani Hart
“Ilana Nesher was born in Allentown, PA and raised in Tel Aviv, Israel. After serving in the Israeli Defense Forces in an intelligence unit, she studied at Tel Aviv University where she received a B.A. in linguistics and the general humanities program.”

Ilana Nesher
“Sarah Waldbott was born and raised in Oak Park, MI and received her B.A. in Political Science from the University of Michigan. She was extremely involved with the international youth movement Habonim Dror, where she took on various leadership roles.”

Sarah Waldbott
“Rachel Ackoff served as the Associate Washington Representative for the Sierra Club’s Labor and Trade Program, where she implemented the lobbying and grassroots strategies for the organization’s global economy work.”

Rachel Ackoff
“Originally from East Lansing, Michigan, Marci Soifer earned a dual B.A. in Creative Writing and English Literature from the University of Michigan in 2004. Following graduation, Marci moved to Washington, DC to work for AIPAC (American Israel Public Affairs Committee).”

Marci Soifer
“Rika Gorn immigrated to the United States from Siberia in 1992. She graduated from Hunter College with a degree in Political Science. Over the years, Rika has worked in the financial sector, as a journalist and writing tutor, as a research analyst in a Neurobiology lab, and as a paralegal.”

Rika Gorn
“Lily Lozovsky received her B.A. in Business Management and Marketing from Yeshiva University's Sy Syms School of Business with a dual degree in Jewish Studies. She is currently consulting with AVODAH: The Jewish Service Corps to develop their nation-wide branding and communications strategies.”

Lily Lozovsky
“Ruthie Warshenbrot grew up in Charlotte, NC and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a B.A. in Psychology and a minor in Jewish Studies. She is currently a Manager in the Jewish Service-Learning Department at Repair the World, and a Program Leader for Jewish Funds for Justice's service-learning trips.”

Ruthie Warshenbrot
“Jessica Cavanagh holds a B.A. in religious studies from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where she served as president of the Hillel student leadership board, and studied at the Pardes Institute in Jerusalem, Israel.”

Jessica Cavanagh
“Justin Rosen Smolen attended the dual-degree program between Columbia University and the Jewish Theological Seminary, where he received bachelor’s degrees in philosophy and Jewish thought. Prior to graduate school, Justin worked full-time as a part of Insight, a two year fellowship program that brought him to three Jewish non-profit organizations for seven month-placements, including AVODAH: The Jewish Service Corps, the Foundation for Jewish Camp, and the Hillels at Baruch College and the College of Staten Island.”

Justin Smolen
“Adina Gerver has a cum laude B.A. in history and women’s studies from Harvard College, and has also studied at the Drisha Institute, Yeshivat Hadar, Pardes Institute, and Conservative Yeshiva. She is a freelance writer and editor, working in the non-profit education sector, focusing mainly on online media, development/fundraising, and marketing/communications.”

Adina Gerver
“Shaina Herring graduated in 2010 from Barnard College and the Jewish Theological Seminary, where she majored in sociology and Jewish women's studies. She spent last year in the fellowship program at Yeshivat Hadar, an egalitarian yeshiva in New York.”

Shaina Herring
“Alex Shapero comes from Bangor, Maine, via Washington, DC and Israel. He earned his B.A. at Cornell University in Comparative Literature and Science & Technology Studies, also working on the Mars Exploration Rovers mission.”

Alex Shapero
“Avi Herring graduated in May 2010 from the Joint Program with Columbia University and the Jewish Theological Seminary with B.A.s in Middle Eastern studies and Modern Jewish studies and wrote his senior honors thesis on the objectives of summer teen Israel experience programs.”

Avi Herring
“Rachel Hodes graduated from Rutgers University in May 2011 with a degree in Political Science and Environmental Policy. At Rutgers, Rachel was very involved in her campus Hillel, helping to create a variety of student engagement programs and assisting in various development projects.”

Rachel Hodes
“Tamar Snyder grew up in Staten Island, N.Y. and is a former Legacy Heritage Fellow holding a master's in journalism from Columbia Journalism School. She currently works as a Strategic Consultant to Jewish nonprofits, including the Jewish Communal Fund, specializing in the areas of communications/marketing, strategic planning, and event planning.”

Tamar Snyder
“Ariel (Ari) Berkowicz was born in Chicago, IL and received a Bachelors of Science in Psychology from the University of Maryland in College Park, MD. Following graduation, he studied in Israel for a year at the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies.”

Ariel Berkowicz
“Alongside Naomi Rosenblatt’s graduate studies in the Wagner/Skirball dual degree MPA/MA progra, Naomi is a participant in the Federation Executive Recruitment and Education Program (FEREP), sponsored by the Jewish Federations of North America.”

Naomi Rosenblatt
“Alex Bebeshko grew up in Odessa, Ukraine, and he immigrated to the U.S. in 2000. He received a B.A. in International Political Economy from Fordham University. Throughout his undergraduate education, he spent many years working at the Marks Jewish Community House of Bensonhurst, serving the Russian-speaking Jewish community, working with youth on identity building, leadership development, and community involvement.”

Alex Bebeshko
